Oxbridge Academic Programs - The Cambridge Tradition

Cambridge and Oxford | Cultural Enrichment

Designed to complement students’ class work, the activities, sports, and cultural enrichment program ensures that whenever students are not in the classroom they have a range of opportunities available. Whether a museum tour, a choral concert, or a tennis tournament, students have multiple options every day to satisfy their creative, intellectual, and athletic ambitions. Our Activities Directors transform the cities of Cambridge and Oxford into classrooms where students can actively engage with the history and tradition around them.

From Cambridge’s Shakespeare Festival to Evensong at Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford, students have almost unlimited opportunities to be out and about in Cambridge or Oxford. Both cities offer a host of wonderful galleries, museums, parks, street markets, libraries, and scientific institutes for students to explore. And, of course, there are many historical sites within each city that mark pivotal events in British history from the Dark Ages to the present day.

The majesty of Cambridge lies in the University – one of the great universities of the world. Over 30 colleges constitute this grand institution, some of them vast and
majestic, others hidden behind ivory-clad walls in the city center. There is the Gothic splendor of King’s College Chapel, the scholarly cloisters of Trinity and St John’s, and the quiet seclusion of Gonville and Caius. Each college has distinct features and character, fellows and alumni, traditions and ambiance. The city boasts some remarkable museums, including the Fitzwilliam Museum, the Museum of Archeology and Anthropology, the Scott Polar Research Institute, the Whipple Museum of the History of Science, and many more.

Oxford has countless opportunities for intellectually curious and adventurous students. One can marvel at the architecture of the Bodleian Library, the Radcliffe Camera, and the Sheldonian Theatre, as well as explore the Ashmolean Museum Britain’s oldest public museum), the Pitt Rivers Museum, and Oxford’s Museum of Modern Art. Students can discover the grandeur of Christ Church, the enchanting quads of Trinity, and the secluded peace of Corpus Christi. Every college is a fascinating chapter in the story of the University.

Together with the summer festivals, drama productions, and art and museum exhibits, these cities offer unsurpassed opportunities for cultural exploration and adventure. We do our best to ensure that all our students can make the most of their time in Cambridge or Oxford.